WASHINGTON — The Secret Service prostitution scandal escalated Tuesday with the disclosure that at least 20 women had been in hotel rooms with U.S. agents and military personnel just before President Barack Obama arrived for a summit with Latin American leaders. The head of the Secret Service said he had referred the matter to an independent government investigator.
The mock convention took on a double meaning at Ohio Wesleyan University this weekend, as the campus with a liberal reputation simulated the Republican nomination process.
COLUMBUS — After a childhood spent moving around, Patti Gorcheff vowed that she’d never uproot her daughter. But she says wastewater disposal in her area from an oil and gas drilling frenzy that’s hit Ohio and other states has forced her to change her mind.
One of the two co-directors of the Delaware County Board of Elections has been fired. The four-member board that oversees the county’s election office on Wednesday voted unanimously to dismiss Democratic Board of Elections Director Brian Mumford.
A Nov. 22 date has been set for the Delaware County Board of Elections to determine whether or not a recount will be necessary to determine who won a third seat on the Olentangy school board this election.
As expected, Delaware County stands to gain another state representative due to population growth, if a proposal for new legislative district lines holds up.
Steve Thomas, co-chair of the Delaware County Rail Safety Task Force, had reason to celebrate Monday morning.
It might not be easy to put up new signs along a state highway, but designating the Sunbury exit with a sign pointing the way to the Ohio Fallen Heroes Memorial was a top priority for Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) officials. Ohio Fallen Heroes Memorial committee member Darrin Klinger approached the deputy director at ODOT District 6 a few weeks ago about having signs installed on the highway denoting that the memorial is off the Sunbury exit at Interstate 71.